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Parents upset after school keeps book on shelf

Parents from Waukesha are upset with a decision by their school district Friday to keep a book on the shelves they consider too racy to read.

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Updated: 11:08 PM CDT Jul 25, 2014

Parents upset after school keeps book on shelf

Parents from Waukesha are upset with a decision by their school district Friday to keep a book on the shelves they consider too racy to read.

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WEBVTT THE FUNERAL FOR SIERRA WAS HELD EARLIER THIS WEEK. SOME WAUKESHA PARENTS ARE UPSET WITH A DECISION BY THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO KEEP A BOOK ON THE SHELVES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THEY CONSIDER TOO RACY TO READ. WISN 12 NEWS' CHRISTINA PALLADINO IS LIVE. AND CHRISTINA, THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES A BOOK BAN WAS EVEN UP FOR DEBATE IN WAUKESHA. THIS IS THE FIRST FOR MANY OF THE PEOPLE HERE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE. THEY MET TODAY TO REMOVING THE BOOK "LOOKING FOR ALASKA." AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED READING BY HER TEACHERS A PE IN THIS TEACHER. AS HAS LANGUAGE IN ADVANCE SEXUAL CONTENT. SHE SAID IT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE BOOK IS ABOUT A TROUBLED TEENAGE GIRL WHO HEADS OFF TO BOARDING SCHOOL. SEVERAL PARENTS SPOKE OUT AT FRIDAY'S MEETING. THE COMMITTEE MADE A CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO KEEP THE BOOK IN THE SCHOOLS. I FEEL THAT THEY WERE MISSING THE POINT THAT THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE, NOT OLDER MEN AND WOMEN. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION. IT IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS ON THINGS, BUT I FEEL THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS THERE WAS NO BIAS INVOLVED HERE. THE PARENTS CAN APPEAL TODAY'S DECISIONS WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. OTHER PARENTS WANTED TO OTHER BOOKS BANNED, "THE KITE RUNNER" AND "CHINESE HANDCUFFS."

Parents upset after school keeps book on shelf

Parents from Waukesha are upset with a decision by their school district Friday to keep a book on the shelves they consider too racy to read.